Prince Charles gets foreigners to foot bill

Prince Charles gets foreigners to foot bill

Belt-tightening Prince Charles also raked in £19m from the Duchy of Cornwall

Public funding for the heir to the throne halved in the last 12 months, falling from £2.1m to £1.1m, royal accounts reveal.

It is thought Australia and New Zealand stumped up for his and Camilla’s travel, cutting the cost to Brits by more than £500,000.

Belt-tightening Charles, 64, also raked in £19m from the Duchy of Cornwall. He spent £9.8m of that on his charitable and official work and paid a £4.4m tax bill.

The Duchy fund also pays for 150 staff who work for wife Camilla, 65, Wills and Kate, both 31, and Prince Harry, 28.

“In addition to supporting the highly successful London Olympics, the Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall travelled the length and breadth of the country highlighting the ‘best of British'”

Prince Charles' annual report

His annual report said: “In addition to supporting the highly successful London Olympics, the Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall travelled the length and breadth of the country highlighting the ‘best of British’, including manufacturing businesses, community volunteering and sustainable fish and chips.”

It emerged yesterday the Public Accounts Committee is to look into whether the Duchy of Cornwall should pay corporation tax.

The Queen, meanwhile, is in line for a 5% pay rise next year, even though her spending increased by around £1m last year to £33m.